Pedro Mata

Pedro Mata is a fictional doctor, referenced by the author Jorge Luis Borges in his work "The Analytical Language of John Wilkins". Mata is cited as having written a book entitled "Curso de lengua universal" or "The Study of Universal Language", which was purportedly written in Buenos Aires in 1886. [Borges, Jorge Luis. "Obras Completas", 1952-1972. Otras Inquisiciones. "El idioma analítico de John Wilkins". Emecé Editores, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1996, p. 86.] Borges' piece on John Wilkins focused on an attempt at creating a universal language. Borges commonly cites fictitious authors in his works.